The Integral Feature, Part I

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Every day this week, we spotlight five levels in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid VR Special Edition.

By IGN Staff

Metal Gear Solid Integral has just shipped in Japan. The game is a newly packaged version of Metal Gear Solid that was released last year, with one addition: an additional disc labeled VR Disc. This disc is chock full of options, including more than 300 VR missions to go through. And as you progress through these missions, additional features open up, including a brand new "true" mission where you can play as the cloaking ninja.

The significance of this disc is simple: the VR Disc is what we'll see in the US as Metal Gear Solid VR Special Edition. Konami won't be releasing the full Integral in the US because the version of Metal Gear Solid included in Metal Gear Solid Integral is the complete, English-spoken version that was already released Stateside.

Because the interest for Metal Gear Solid VR Special Edition is incredibly high, we'll be featuring five levels per option of the VR disc. Don't worry, we won't spoil all the surprises, but we'll show you some of the most significant levels in the game.

Armed with your Socom (standard pistol weapon), you'll have to take out the green crystal targets as quickly as possible. But since they're constantly on the move, it'll be hard to keep track of them. If they're green, they'll simply shatter. But the red crystals explode. Use that to your advantage, since exploding crystals detonate other targets.

In these missions, you'll use the C4 ¿ the remote detonation devices. Plant them as strategically as possible to make sure they destroy the intended targets. In this mission, one well-placed and well-timed explosion sets off a chain reaction of red crystals. There's more to this mission, including finding the proper path to get to the exit ¿ but we don't show that part of the challenge.

Ah, the Grenade. Wait 5.2 seconds and the thing'll blow your hand clean off. Well, not really, but it'll hurt you pretty bad. In these missions, you'll have to take out the targets in the quickest amount of time. Problem is, some of them are on the move, so you'll have to time the throw. This video clip shows the easy, three box challenge. Trust me, it gets a lot harder...

Grab your Famas (machine gun) in this series of missions. Same thing as the last ones ¿ take out the moving targets. Problem is, the machine gun unleashes a spray of bullets, and if you're going for the best time, you're penalized seconds for bullets used. The challenge isn't easy, that's for sure.

Ah, who can forget the Nikita, the cruise missile from the game? In this challenge, you'll have to steer the missiles between tight corridors to get at the targets. And in this mission, there's only one: a red box. You can even go to a first-person perspective, getting a missile-eye view of the target. Wow.